Chapter 868 Qin Kejian Joins Dali Temple
Zuosi government office.
When Sun Shaozong arrived, two people were already waiting inside.
One of them was naturally Qin Kejian, and the other was Sun Shaozong's half-slave - Zhao Nan [Bake], who was born in the Wuxi barbarian tribe.
Zhao Nan was originally appointed by Sun Shaozong to assist Liu Xianglian in his daily work. However, Liu Xianglian was stimulated and wanted to take the imperial examination after just half a month of work.
Sun Shaozong reluctantly let Liu Xianglian go, but Zhao Nan did not leave with him. Instead, he continued to stay in the Dali Temple as a clerk.
He was a man who was good at scheming, and under the banner of being Sun Shaozong's confidant, he had already figured out most of Zuosi from top to bottom in more than half a month.
Therefore, in Sun Shaozong's view, he was the most suitable person to help Qin Kejian get into work mode as soon as possible.
Speaking of which...
Today Qin Kejian dressed simply, no longer as decadent as he had been in the past few days. Instead, he exuded a cold and aloof air that kept strangers away.
Even in front of Sun Shaozong, this guy still had no good expression and was very stiff, as if Sun Shaozong owed him wages.
I swear to God, the tea this guy recently stole from the Sun family is enough for an ordinary legal advisor's salary for three months.
However, these days it is not easy to find a legal advisor like Qin Kejian who has strong professional qualities and is proficient in copywriting.
Especially since Sun Shaozong is now in a high position, he cannot do everything himself. Finding such a capable subordinate can solve his urgent needs.
In view of this, Sun Shaozong reluctantly endured some minor unpleasant things.
However, after the host and the guest were seated in the hall, Sun Shaozong first introduced Zhao Nan to Qin Kejian. When Qin Kejian heard that Zhao Nan was the clerk who helped him get familiar with the job, he had no objection.
However, when communicating and arranging daily work, Qin Kejian argued with reason.
Originally, according to Sun Shaozong's idea, he would look for a copywriter in the near future, and Qin Kejian would only need to focus on criminal law.
After all, Sun Shaozong is now a fourth-rank official, and is in an idle government office like the Dali Temple. Although he has to investigate cases personally, it will definitely not be as frequent as when he was in Shuntian Prefecture.
Therefore, many times, Qin Kejian was needed to assist other officials of the Zuo Temple in handling cases.
After all, Qin Kejian is just a commoner now, and his status as a legal advisor is not enough for him to handle cases independently - in fact, if it were in the local area, who would dare to object if the legal advisor took the lead in investigating the case, regardless of whether they were commoners or not?
Unfortunately, this is in the capital, under the feet of the emperor, so the rules are naturally stricter than elsewhere.
However, Qin Kejian raised objections to this arrangement.
The way he raised his objection made Sun Shaozong feel helpless.
"Yang Zhiming, a fifth-rank Zuo Sicheng, was transferred from the fifth-rank Guanglu Temple Shaoqing two years ago. He is good at math, but has only a superficial understanding of criminal law. He has been reading from the book for the past two years, with no achievements or mistakes."
"Tang Weishan, a sixth-rank Zuo Sizheng, is a close confidant of the former Zuo Shaoqing Liu Fang. He is good at flattering others and is a good gigolo. As for criminal law—humph!"
"Chen Jingde, a sixth-rank left temple deputy, has the lowest rank among the three, but has the most experience. This does not mean that he is experienced. Instead, it proves that he has the worst vision, ability, and even luck. The only advantage is that he has been convinced by Dong Weng and is considered an obedient dog."
After commenting on the three main officials of the Zuo Temple one by one, Qin Kejian sneered: "If I was willing to submit to these good-for-nothings, how could I have fallen into this situation?"
It seems that this guy was not so unruly when he was in the Northern Pacification Office, right?
How come his temper got worse after being demoted to southern Xinjiang and doing hard labor for three years?
Could it be that he is actually being treated like a big shot over there?
Sun Shaozong was complaining in his heart, but seeing that Qin Kejian was determined not to compromise, he had to take a step back and said, "Then it's okay for you to actually take charge, right? But I'm afraid Yang Zhiming and Tang Weishan may not agree to it at the moment, so for the time being, you should take Chen Jingde to investigate the case first - I will warn him well and let him take charge of everything."
Qin Kejian hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.
Sun Shaozong then ordered Zhao Nan to invite the officials in the left temple to come and get acquainted with Qin Kejian, so as to avoid any conflict between him and others due to ignorance of the situation.
As for those clerks who had no official positions but held power, due to the differences between officials, it was not easy to call them into the room to meet them one by one. They could only wait for Zhao Nan to introduce them privately later.
During this period, Qin Kejian always had a gloomy look on his face, and most people probably didn't have a very good impression of him.
In addition, Sun Shaozong did not hide the fact that he was a convicted official from the Northern Pacification Office, and there were even more people who kept their distance from him.
However, Qin Kejian seemed to be happy with it. The more others distanced themselves from him, the more disdainful he looked and the more he refused to say a word.
Only when facing Chen Jingde, because he knew that the two of them would have to deal with each other recently, he made an exception and exchanged a few words of greeting.
All in all, this was a completely unsuccessful introduction meeting.
Fortunately, as a criminal lawyer, Qin Kejian only needs to be responsible to his employer, Sun Shaozong, and he does not have to have a good relationship with his employer's colleagues.
Besides, Sun Shaozong had already made up his mind to find another lawyer who was good at dealing with people, so there would be no need for Qin Kejian to be there to serve as the interrogator.
Of course, it is not easy to find a copywriter right now. We may have to wait until the end of the spring examination next year and then choose a candidate who failed the exam but has experience in this area to take the position.
…
The book does not elaborate.
After introducing the officials to Qin Kejian, Sun Shaozong asked Zhao Nan to take Qin Kejian to familiarize himself with the business of the Dali Temple.
He himself rushed to the flower hall in the back court - although he had already received the news, the Dali Temple had reached a consensus and decided to strongly support his proposal.
But this matter has not been "officially announced" after all, and no details are involved.
Of course, the specific implementation procedures need to be carefully discussed with Wei Yi and Li Wenshan.
Perhaps because he had lost his fighting spirit, Wei Yi seemed much calmer this time - on the contrary, Li Wenshan seemed to be overly excited, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Without waiting for Sun Shaozong and Wei Yi to speak, he put forward the plan he had formulated overnight.
In fact, there was nothing new. It was just that Sun Shaozong proposed the proposal first, and then the officials below echoed it to test the attitude of the court.
If the test results are satisfactory, Li Wenshan will write another powerful article to echo Sun Shaozong's proposal from a professional perspective.
Finally, Wei Yi, the official in charge, urged the cabinet and the court in the name of the entire Dali Temple to implement this good policy that would benefit the country and the people as soon as possible.
This is also the routine summed up by various government offices over the years. Although there is nothing surprising about it, it is cautious in every step. Once force majeure is encountered in the early stage, it is also convenient to sacrifice the car to save the driver.
So the three of them went through the motions and finalized this routine.
Then the two reviewed Sun Shaozong's proposal again, confirmed that there were no omissions or taboos, and used tea instead of wine to encourage Sun Shaozong - he had to submit the memorial to the Imperial City Office in person before noon.
In fact, to deliver the memorial, it would be enough to send a minor clerk in the yamen to run errands.
But generally speaking, the more important the matter, the less willing officials are to delegate it to others. Since everyone else did this, Sun Shaozong could only follow suit.
However, as he was on official business, Sun Shaozong did not use his own carriage, but took a sedan chair carried by four people. Accompanied by several yamen runners, he rushed to Xihua Gate.
In fact, Sun Shaozong didn't like to use this support. Firstly, he thought it was too slow, and secondly, he felt it was too frustrating. But the feeling of being surrounded by people and being domineering was actually quite fulfilling.
However, once we arrived at the palace gate, these supports were of no use.
Sun Shaozong got off the sedan chair and stopped far away on the street. He was about to go to the registration office to seal the memorial with sealing wax and then deliver it into a special secret box.
Suddenly, a man caught up with him from behind and shouted from a distance: "Brother, Brother Sun!"
There are actually not many people who call Sun Shaozong like this, and the person mentioned below is the first one to call him that.
"Brother Yucun?"
Sun Shaozong turned around and pretended to be surprised and asked: "What are you doing here at Donghuamen at this time?"
This is not to say that Jia Yucun should not come, but because as the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, a third-rank official, Jia Yucun is qualified to attend the daily morning court.
At this moment, the morning court should have just ended about half an hour ago, and Jia Yucun's hurried arrival at this time was somewhat unusual.
"Alas~"
Jia Yucun sighed and shook his head, saying, "This is a time of trouble. It is indeed a time of trouble!"
As he spoke, he looked around for a few times, and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Since we happened to run into each other, why don't you help me identify the person and see if he is real or an imposter."
Hearing what he said suspiciously, Sun Shaozong hurriedly asked who it was and why he needed to identify it himself.
Jia Yucun refused to say more, but just waved his hand backwards, and his sedan chair swayed towards the front under the sidelong glances of the guards and eunuchs of Xihua Gate.
Jia Yucun stepped forward again, lifted half of the curtain, and motioned for Sun Shaozong to identify the body.
Seeing this, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but look curiously, but his eyes widened immediately.
It turned out that the disheveled man sitting in the sedan chair was the Korean envoy Li Enxian!
